“Physicians, residents and medical students have higher rates of distress of all different sorts, including depressive symptoms and even suicide risk. We know that is a very well-established and consistent finding, especially women physicians have between two and four times the rate of suicide compared with their non-physician peers in the general population,” Moutier told Healio.com/Psychiatry.

Moutier encourages clinicians to reach out to their family members, peers and loved ones if they are feeling distressed and to approach peers if they observe signs of distress.

“Physicians, residents and medical students have higher rates of distress of all different sorts, including depressive symptoms and even suicide risk. We know that is a very well-established and consistent finding, especially women physicians have between two and four times the rate of suicide compared with their non-physician peers in the general population,” Moutier told Healio.com/Psychiatry.

Moutier encourages clinicians to reach out to their family members, peers and loved ones if they are feeling distressed and to approach peers if they observe signs of distress.